A-one
Example Sentences
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“Here, Tessie, take Callie’s leg. Okay, on three. A-one and a-two and a-three!”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
He's ce'tainly got an A-one rep. as a cattle detective, and likewise as a man hunter.
From Mavericks by Raine, William MacLeod
"You'll make an A-one bake in the New Hebrides."
From The Wrecker by Stevenson, Robert Louis
After which speech he felt that everything was all right—everything was A-one.
From Aaron's Rod by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
Thar's mother—full suit of sail, rated a hundred A-one at Lloyd's, the most important sheep in the Lord's flock.
From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger
